The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-30
The Romantic Adventure of a
Party of Campers.
ON AN OUT FOB THEIR HEALTH.
A Bobtau Straight and a Placid Smile
"A Jump for Life-The
DenOuement

for month somewhere in the Santa
Lucia range. They had a wagon, drawn
by two balky, half-tamed broncos. a
wall tent and poles, plenty of grub, an
adequate supply of antidote for snake
bites, guns, fishing tackle and poker
deck. Mark Farney said he didn't be-
lieve it was good thing for a man to
upset all his ways of living when on a
vacation, and he was opposed to rough.
ing it in literal sense. So he piled into
the wagon a six gallon can of kerosene
oil and carefully packed large lamp.
He had been accustomed to sitting up
nights and playing little game OF draw
when so disposed, and he didn't think
tbs light of the camp fire would be sufh-
cient. ...
All four of the white men agreed that
they were not going out on the range to
work, and that is why they took All
Suey along. Suey is good cook, knows
how to chop wood and 10 an emergency
can play hand of cards without max
ing any very bad breaks. Squires went
along to fish for trout primo pally, as
he considers himself fly sharp. Ar
guello had the responsibility of driving
and looking after the broncos, because
he knew more about horses than the
others, having been a Vaquero. There
were some of the elements of work
about that, but iJ couldn't be helped
because a Chinaman is no good around
a horse. Noisy Smith han nothing par
ticular to do, but he is good ell round
camper, hunter and poker player, and
the quietest man that ever lived. His
habit of always speaking IN a whisper
and moving as softly as an Indian on
the trail of a deer gave him his
sobuiquet.
The crowd went out to have a
months fun, and, judging by their ap-
pearance when they returned last
night. they had it all in less than two
weeks, with large margin to spare.
They brought back nothing but the two
bronchos, their frying pan and the bar
came across the Salinas River on the
horses, and the rest of the party swan
the stream.
Noisy Smith explained, in whisper,
to the crowd in the saloon, the reason
of their return in that shape. During
the first week they we're busy getting
their camp comfortably established on
the bank of a creek IN the mountains,
ami in hunting and fishing. Having
convinced All Suey that ct least pint
of beans must be reserved from the
commissary for use as chips they got
the kerosene lamp rugged up in the
tent, and resumed civilized customs in
camp, sitting up until after midnight
with the cards and the snake medicine,
and sleeping sweetly all the forenoon.
They quit hunting because it involved
exertion, and that was just what they
proposed to avoid. 1t was agreed that
All Suey was the only one who came
out to work, and that nobody should
encroach upon his prerogative.
One night a very interesting game
was in progress. Mark Farney held a
king full against Squires' flush, and
Noisy Smith stayed in with bobtail
straight and placid smile. There was a
double handful of beans on the top of
the oil can. All Suey had gone TO sleep
at the back of the tent and was chop
ping wood in his dreams. Just as
Noisy Smith was about to raise, All
Suey sprsng up with yell anfbounded
out of the tent, upsetting the oil can
guello looked up in anger, and drew his
revolver to take a shot at the fleeing
Chinaman, but changed his mind when
he saw the head of a grizzly poked
the rear flap of the tent. The
bear was surveying the scene with
evident establishment and some interest.
anger was diverted toward
the bear.
"Ah! you breaka up such pot as
thatl" he cried. "Carajow And he
blazed away at the shaggy head.
There was a howl, charge and a
rush of the players out of the tent.
They did not wait TO seize their guns.
The bear knocked down tent pole at |
one end, and Farney carried away the |
other as he plunged out headlong. The |
tent came down on the bear and en-
veloped him. For an instant there was
q young earthquake under the canvas.
Then it became volcanic disturbance.
The lamp exploded and set fire to the
whole mass. The plug must have been
knocked out of the big oil can by the
bears vigorous antics. All the oil was
4 blaze in an instant, and tent, blanket
and bear were enveloped in flames.
Smith and Farney happened
20 have their revOlVers on them, and
-u0N StOOu dTOuuu duu duuSu W Juc
pears discontinue by plugging bullets
INTO him. Squires had no pistol, and
got up into a tall tree and
yelled Fire" All Suey had crawled
nto hollow log and kept very still.
The bear walled and yelled with pain
and rage, and rolled over in the burning
canvas. It was not much more than
half minute before he broke out of the
mass with howl and rushed blindly
about, striking furiously at trees and
avery thing in his way. Pieces of the
ent chung to him, and he tore them off
With his claws and teeth and sent blaz-
ng fragments flying in all directions.
His shaggy hair had become saturated
With oil here and there, and was blazing
nd swapping merrily in patches. His
ury was something frightful, and his
General aspect decidedly demoniac. At
irst he did not sec any Of the party.
,ut in one of his mad whirls he caught
isht OF Smith, who had just fired at
,im. The bear charged on Smith, who
urned and ran like deer,